Vang Vieng was our stop over on the way from Luang
Prabang to Vientiane and is located about 250 km south of Luang
Prabang. For this way we went by a private car and it was almost a 7
hours ride, because there are nearly endless high mountains (up to
2,000 meters) to climb. Serpentine roads without end, but with
spectacular views down to the valleys. We liked the trip very well,
even if it was a bit exhausting.

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Vang Vieng is a big backpacker's paradise with all
its advantages and disadvantages, here is the meeting point of all
Travellers of Laos.

It is
beautifully nestled between rolling hills and unique rock formations
on the Nam River Xong. For most of the Travellers is “Tubing” the
main attraction here, but for us was it the great landscape along
the river.

On the next
day on our way to Vientiane, we visited the interesting caves near
Vang Vieng.

The 4-hour
ride to Vientiane was scenically very beautiful again. Rivers, rice
fields, small villages made the trip varied and interesting. It was
not so hilly and curvy like the previous day.